Students

Funders & supporters

The Entrepreneurship and Innovation (E&I) Program collaborates with multiple stakeholders across government, industry, communities, not-for- profit sector, foundations, students, entrepreneurs and academics. Our diverse and expansive network contributes significant value to all participants. The quality of the Program is dependent upon support from external partners. Below are a few of the ways in which to get involved.

Potential support avenues

Nature of involvement

Examples of support

Setting

Time & Expertise

Guest speakers

Classrooms

Student Professional Development

1-2 Day Workshops

Mentoring

Research & Classrooms

Judging panel

Events

Provision of Projects

Consulting projects for research team

Classrooms & In-business

Real-world projects for students

Classrooms

Research Settings & Support

Research settings for honours students

In-business

Research settings for PhD students

Research settings for the Business School

Financial Support

A range of initiatives require ongoing financial support as set out below, including; research, scholarships, outreach activities, events sponsorship etc.

In-business, On-country, and in Classrooms

Examples of financial support

This involvement can be structured in a number of ways, whether aligned to a particular unit of study, research program, outreach activity, or student-led competition.

Amount

Examples of Support

Beneficiary

5,000

RARE: funding for three student placements in rural Australia and/or specified consulting research projectGenesis: start-up program student prizes for two of four categories

RARE: funding for 12 student placements in rural Australia, and/or executive master classes for remote entrepreneurs Genesis: start-up program student prizes for all four category winners including participation in international incubator E&I: tailored workshop series as part of the Traveling Uni initiative, outreach and event support, and/or international expansion of RARE or Genesis programs

Enrolled entrepreneurship students
RARE enterprises (Indigenous and non-indigenous business owners)
Genesis participants
International academic and business partners in SE Asia
Administrative staff

50,000 +

RARE: multiple Business School researchers allocated to specified projects, 25+ student placements in rural Australia, and/or pilot of RARE international Genesis: creation of supporting online educational videos, expansion of program into SE Asia, and/or strengthening of existing relationships with companies, think tanks, entrepreneurship and innovation platformsE&I: ability to perform focused research on a specific rural region to understand economic opportunities, regional cooperation and integration, and their needs in the context of growth and international expansion. Further develop executive education activities and initiate a number of entrepreneurship and start-up programs with EDNA partners.

Enrolled entrepreneurship students
RARE enterprises (Indigenous and non-indigenous business owners)
Genesis participants (domestic and international)
International academic and business partners in SE Asia
SMEs located in regional Australia and the communities in which they operate
EDNA academic partners across SE Asia
Administrative staff

These involvements can be named or anonymous as required.

Benefits and rewards

Staff development through mentoring, guest speaking and involvement in our community and social enterprise projects